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sentence correction

I would appreciate if you provide me with the corrected form of the following sentence which are taken from students exam papers:

1- I sleep until 10 on weekdays. (at10 or until 10. I think both are correct)
2- leash is a rope that people tie their dogs neck with (with or by)3- wizard : a person who knows a lot about something (is this definition correct for wizard)
4- what is the difference between Plain, Average, and ordinary?
5- currently I am back of the University entrance) capital e or not? examination. (where in a sentence can we use currently?)
6- David is a wizard person (person is not necessary. right?)
7- I am marvelous when I read a historical story. (how can I explain that I am marvelous is incorrect.)
8- a good food ) and (a food) ( I suppose a is incorrect and in the first one a good kind of food is correct)
9- do not look at things superficially
10- I am an impressive person. correct or not why?
11- I will go home currently
12- All of the things can be recycled. (I think all things is also impossible. Everything in better. But semantically it seems to be incorrect. any ideas?)
13- I went home, my father called me dramatically.

Re: sentence correction

Originally Posted by am-ta

I would appreciate if you provide me with the corrected form of the following sentence which are taken from students exam papers:

1- I sleep until 10 on weekdays. (at10 or until 10. I think both are correct)
2- leash is a rope that people tie their dogs neck with (with or by)3- wizard : a person who knows a lot about something (is this definition correct for wizard)
4- what is the difference between Plain, Average, and ordinary?
5- currently I am back of the University entrance) capital e or not? examination. (where in a sentence can we use currently?)
6- David is a wizard person (person is not necessary. right?)
7- I am marvelous when I read a historical story. (how can I explain that I am marvelous is incorrect.)
8- a good food ) and (a food) ( I suppose a is incorrect and in the first one a good kind of food is correct)
9- do not look at things superficially
10- I am an impressive person. correct or not why?
11- I will go home currently
12- All of the things can be recycled. (I think all things is also impossible. Everything in better. But semantically it seems to be incorrect. any ideas?)
13- I went home, my father called me dramatically.

Re: sentence correction

Originally Posted by am-ta

I would appreciate if you provide me with the corrected form of the following sentence which are taken from students exam papers:

1- I sleep until 10 on weekdays. (at10 or until 10. I think both are correct)
2- leash is a rope that people tie their dogs neck with (with or by)3- wizard : a person who knows a lot about something (is this definition correct for wizard)
4- what is the difference between Plain, Average, and ordinary?
5- currently I am back of the University entrance) capital e or not? examination. (where in a sentence can we use currently?)
6- David is a wizard person (person is not necessary. right?)
7- I am marvelous when I read a historical story. (how can I explain that I am marvelous is incorrect.)
8- a good food ) and (a food) ( I suppose a is incorrect and in the first one a good kind of food is correct)
9- do not look at things superficially
10- I am an impressive person. correct or not why?
11- I will go home currently
12- All of the things can be recycled. (I think all things is also impossible. Everything in better. But semantically it seems to be incorrect. any ideas?)
13- I went home, my father called me dramatically.

Thanks in advance

Are these sentences that you had to write?

Sentence 2 is a bad sentence in many ways. A leash is the means by which people lead their dogs and other animals.
Sentence 3 A wizard is a person versed in magic and esoteric knowledge.
Sentence 4 - look them up in a dictionary: OneLook Dictionary Search
Sentence 5 - the meaning of this is not clear. Do you mean "Currently I am standing at the back entrance to the University"? or "Currently I am about to take the University entrance examination"?
Sentence 6 - There is an old and now largely unused colloquial use of "wizard" as an adjective to say a person is a particularly great personality. If that is not the intention of the sentence, which is saying that this person is a wizard, then yes, person should be omitted.
Sentence 7 - Why does reading a historical story make you marvelous?
Sentence 8 - neither is incorrect
Sentence 10 correct
Sentence 11 - what do you mean by "currently" in this sentence?
Sentence 12 - all three can be correct, depending on the full context.
Sentence 13 - do you mean that because your father called you about something that is dramatic, you went home. If not, what do you mean by "dramatically"?

Re: sentence correction

Originally Posted by Anglika

Are these sentences that you had to write?

Sentence 2 is a bad sentence in many ways. A leash is the means by which people lead their dogs and other animals.
Sentence 3 A wizard is a person versed in magic and esoteric knowledge.
Sentence 4 - look them up in a dictionary: OneLook Dictionary Search
Sentence 5 - the meaning of this is not clear. Do you mean "Currently I am standing at the back entrance to the University"? or "Currently I am about to take the University entrance examination"?
Sentence 6 - There is an old and now largely unused colloquial use of "wizard" as an adjective to say a person is a particularly great personality. If that is not the intention of the sentence, which is saying that this person is a wizard, then yes, person should be omitted.
Sentence 7 - Why does reading a historical story make you marvelous?
Sentence 8 - neither is incorrect
Sentence 10 correct
Sentence 11 - what do you mean by "currently" in this sentence?
Sentence 12 - all three can be correct, depending on the full context.
Sentence 13 - do you mean that because your father called you about something that is dramatic, you went home. If not, what do you mean by "dramatically"?

Thank you very much. but some more questions:

To rope by or with??
2- by asking this question "Why does reading a historical story make you marvelous?" students may reply because it makes us feel better or wonderful. so how can I make them understand that the sentence in incorrect.
3- "Sentence 11 - what do you mean by "currently" in this sentence?"
I mean Now.
4- Sentence 13 - do you mean that because your father called you about something that is dramatic, you went home. If not, what do you mean by "dramatically"
No. I mean suddenly.

Re: sentence correction

Originally Posted by am-ta

Thank you very much. but some more questions:

To rope by or with?? Neither if you are talking about a leash. "You can use a rope to make a leash, which you attach to the collar on your dog".
2- by asking this question "Why does reading a historical story make you marvelous?" students may reply because it makes us feel better or wonderful. so how can I make them understand that the sentence in incorrect. To make you marvelous implies that you have become a super-person. How can reading a book do this?
3- "Sentence 11 - what do you mean by "currently" in this sentence?"
I mean Now. Then say "now".
4- Sentence 13 - do you mean that because your father called you about something that is dramatic, you went home. If not, what do you mean by "dramatically"
No. I mean suddenly. Then say "suddenly".

Re: sentence correction

Originally Posted by RonBee

Only "until" is correct.
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You could say somebody is a wiz at computers (for example), but no, we don't say somebody is a wizard except in terms of sorcery.

Hello, thanks a lot. But why this sentence is incorrect: I sleep at 10 on weekdays, or I sleep at 10 on saturdays. I think it can be a habit for somebody. right?

Re: sentence correction

Originally Posted by Anglika

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hello, thank you. In the case of the following sentences I should say that I want students to use new words like currently and dramatically in a sentence and not their synonyms. So are these sentences correct? if not what's their correct form.

"Sentence 11 - what do you mean by "currently" in this sentence?"
I mean Now. Then say "now".
4- Sentence 13 - do you mean that because your father called you about something that is dramatic, you went home. If not, what do you mean by "dramatically"
No. I mean suddenly. Then say "suddenly". ..

Re: sentence correction

Originally Posted by RonBee

Only "until" is correct.
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You could say somebody is a wiz at computers (for example), but no, we don't say somebody is a wizard except in terms of sorcery.

and 2 more questions :can we say
"I am a marvelous person"
and "I will go home currently"? Thanks in advance